IAF helicopter crashlands; occupants safe

Four persons, including two crew members of an IAF helicopter on Wednesday escaped with injuries when it crash landed at the helipad at Nathatop near the Patnitop tourist destination in Jammu division.

According to a spokesman of the Army, the Cheetah helicopter of the IAF on a routine sortie from Jammu to Natha Top carrying two passengers and two aircrew crashlanded at Natha Top Helipad.

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All aircrew and passengers are safe. A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the crash, he added.